Putteridge

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.905
longitude= -0.383
official_name= Putteridge
os_grid_reference= TL112242
population= Part of Stopsley Ward
region= East of England
unitary_england= Luton
lieutenancy_england= Bedfordshire
constituency_westminster= Luton South
post_town= LUTON|postcode_district = LU2
postcode_area= LU |dial_code= 01582

Putteridge is a small part of the Stopsley ward, in the east of Luton, England. The area spans from Jansel House, the VAT Building in Luton, up towards Butterfield green and Putteridge High School. The area also includes the University of Bedfordshire Putteridge Bury Campus and surrounding area, which extends into Hertfordshire.Much of the houses were built in the 1930s by Janes builders of Luton

The area is surrounded by green space including Butterfield green, which has a new industrial development currently being built. This is hoped to help boost the local economy of the area and Luton as a whole. The area is also home to one of Luton's cemeteries, The Vale.The local Schools, Putteridge Infants, Putteridge Juniors and Putteridge High School serve the local areas including Stopsley, Round Green and Wigmore.

Putteridge Bury

"For the main article see Putteridge Bury".

The house at Putteridge Bury was built in the style of Chequers by architects Sir Ernest George and Alfred Yeats and was completed in 1911. The grounds were designed by Edwin L Lutyens and planted by Gertrude Jekyll.

Politics

The area of Putteridge is part of the Stopsley ward which forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Luton South, and the MP is Margaret Moran (Labour). Stopsley is situated within the East of England (European Parliament constituency).

Local Attractions

Local Newspapers

Two weekly newspapers are delivered free to all houses in Putteridge, with news about Luton and the surrounding area.
* [http://www.lutontoday.co.uk Herald and Post] (Luton based) - Delivered every Thursday
* [http://www.lsnmedia.co.uk/Luton/ Luton on Sunday] - Delivered every Sunday

References

[http://www.putteridgehigh.luton.sch.uk/ Putteridge High School]

James Dyer, "The Stopsley Book", Book Castle, 1998, ISBN 1-871199-04-2,